That Lucky Duck!

Today's Feast Sept. 20, 2015 – Joshua 16 That Lucky Duck! ““Be glad, O children of Zion, and rejoice in the Lord your God, for he has given the early rain for your vindication; he has poured down for you abundant rain, the early and the latter rain, as before.” Joel 02:23 English Standard Version (ESV) clic aquí en español Please join with us sharing God’s Word daily. W e will spend about fifteen minutes a day praying and reading every word in God’s Word in approximately three years. Return to Admenu – Admenu’s Alternate Site Dear Saints, Thank you for joining us, as we prayerfully continue the Feast in Joshua, Chapter 16; “The sons of Joseph. - This and the following chapter should not be separated. They give the lots of Ephraim and Manasseh, the children of Joseph, who, next to Judah, were to have the post of honour, and therefore had the first and best portion in the northern part of Canaan, as Judah in the southern part. God's people now, as of old, suffer his enemies to remain. Blessed Lord, when will all ( 1 Corinthians. 15:26 ) thou alone canst do it. These settled boundaries may remind us, that our situation and provision in this life, as well as our future inheritance, are appointed by the only wise and righteous God, and we should be content with our portion, since he knows what is best for us, and all we have is more than we deserve.” - Matthew Henry Concise. Today we see the boundaries of the lands as they were allotted to the people of Joseph. God is giving each tribe their allotment. “The allotment of the people of Joseph went from the Jordan by Jericho, east of the waters of Jericho, into the wilderness, going up from Jericho into the hill country to Bethel. 2 Then going from Bethel to Luz, it passes along to Ataroth, the territory of the Archites. 3 Then it goes down westward to the territory of the Japhletites, as far as the territory of Lower Beth-horon, then to Gezer, and it ends at the sea.” Joshua 16:1-3, ESV. Do you think that the tribes are content with their allotment. Are their neighbors truly happy for them? When we can be truly content in our life, then we can truly happy for our brother. We get a peak early in the creation at the pain Satan can inflict when a person is not content with God’s blessings in their life. Because Cain did not do well with his offering to God, he couldn’t be happy for Abel when God accepted his offering. “5 but for Cain and his offering he had no regard. So Cain was very angry, and his face fell. 6 The Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry, and why has your face fallen? 7 If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door. Its desire is for you, but you must rule over it.”” Genesis 4:5-7, ESV. Cain failed in his attempt to please God. He could have made it right and been content in his relationship with God. We see what happened because he didn’t do well he killed his brother. Have you ever had a friend or relative get a good gift? Look inside of yourself and see if you were truly happy for them. It’s in our nature to say that’s great, while inside we think to ourselves; “That lucky duck, that should have been me!” Saint’s what we need to do strive to please God. When we are content in our relationship with Jesus, then we can be truly happy when others receive a blessing. The apostle Paul, whose, example we need to follow said it well. “10 I rejoiced in the Lord greatly that now at length you have revived your concern for me. You were indeed concerned for me, but you had no opportunity. 11 Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content. 12 I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger, abundance and need.“ Philippians 4:10-12, ESV. This came from his heart, he learned to be content no matter what his physical situation was. That’s because his relationship with Jesus was spot on! Take your relationship with Jesus all the way to the top. “For the LORD takes pleasure in his people; he adorns the humble with salvation.” Psalm 149:4, ESV. We are continuing to keep the first thing first. That is salvation through the blood of Jesus. I send the Feast out as the Holy Spirit inspires me. If the Lord Is willing I’ll send and post the Feast again tomorrow. Is Jesus calling to you? Do you want to answer before God stops calling? Do you want to find true happiness, peace and purpose in your life? If the answer is yes to any of these questions please click the following link; admenu.com/calling.html God Bless You, Brother Mike Links That Inspire me |Click Here| http: //www.admenu.com https://admenu.wordpress.com ….................the fine print................................ I’m not educated nor am I a Theologian so if I’m mistaken in the Feast please feel free To write to me, I love your input at; mike@admenu.com. I’m looking forward to your input. The Feast is intended to encourage Saints to pray and read every word in the bible! Let me know if you have any questions or comments, by replying here on the blog or in an email mike@admenu.com. The Feast belongs to Jesus you may share it in its entirety anywhere with anyone! Tags: bible, care, done, faith, feast, ghost, god, happy, health, help, holy, hope, Jesus, life, love, pray, study, thanksgiving Click Here to visit admenu for more information on our services and contacts! * I don’t speak Spanish so I use the Google translator to put the Feast out in Spanish for your convenience! If the meaning of the Feast is being lost in translation please let me know; mstanj@hotmail.com Thank You! “In the Feast I’m expressing some thoughts I have on the verses we prayerfully read. I would love to hear your thoughts on today’s Feast, please tell me what God puts on your heart, in an email or comment. My email address is; mike@admenu.com”